(Updated AUG. 28)
SHERMAN MAILER
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(Info on all these events Below)
*FRINGE FESTIVAL
*UNOFFICIAL FRINGE CABARET
*A BEAUTIFUL FIND Art show featuring BILLY AND STEPHAN DAFALA, FATIMA ADAMU & more....
*CLARK PARK ARTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL coming SEPT. 20
*LAVA BENEFIT
*MIND TV OPEN HOUSE
*GIVE FESTIVAL INFO.
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SEPT 4th
AVARUS (Finland)
Avarus was formed in Tampere (Finland) year 2001 by a bunch of people from Tampere. Most of us were members of bands The Anaksimandros and Pylon. After that our group has gotten larger and looser, but the spirit is still the same. People have come from other groups like Kiila, Munuaissymposium 1960 and Kemialliset Ystävät. The borders between the bands are sometimes quite loose. There are about 10 core members in Avarus in three different cities, and the number of occasional members is 10-20. But it's not at all important to know who's playing and when. It's about a collective sound, a play or a game.
Avarus's sound is primitive, child-like, joyous and free. We play long improvisations, from which we choose the most listenable parts for the records. Live shows also contain the searching-for-the-sweet parts. Music changes a lot, because it's not about trying to sound like something, but just playing how we feel like playing and it changes all the time. That's why one day we may sound like a duck sucking an empty playmobile pack when another day we are closer to angels accidentally re-inventing sport rock.
The playing for us is about giving yourself completely to the stream of sound. It's improvised, like a conversation, but there are billions of different conversations and billions of ways to be a part of one. It's not forbidden to yell or fart when others are talking about falcons.
http://www.lostfrog.net/artists/avarus.html
BURRS
Psychedelic/ Noise/ Improv
BARKER, LATTIMORE & SIETINSONS TRIO
(Brooke Sietsinsons of The Espers)
DUCKTAILS
Tropical / Psychedelic
http://www.myspace.com/ducktailss
(The New) Green Line
4426 Locust St, Philadelphia
Thursday, September 4th 7PM
$8
SEPT 6th
THE ARMCHAIRS
www.myspace.com/thearmchairs
THE NEW MOTELS
Rock / Powerpop / Folk Rock
"Jenkintown’s New Motels write songs with such attention to detail that the lyric sheet becomes something to treasure. Luckily, there’s one included in their Domestic Life EP, just released by Scranton’s Prison Jazz label. Postcollege anxieties arise in “West Coast Brawl,” and likewise the exquisite drag of suffering through your 20s is captured by the title track and the Big Star-ish “Modern Thinker.” Leader Josh Levandoski sings calmly over the band’s twangy pop, which remains sunny despite his looming worries. It’s mostly a slow-burning record until the closing “Drama of the Hollywood Scene” stirs up vivid imagery that could’ve been inspired by Annie Hall. That’s a big complement, by the way." Doug Wallen, Philadelphia Weekly
www.myspace.com/thenewmotels
QUANTINE RABBIT
Rock / Progressive / Psychedelic
Quantine Rabbit formed in September of 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We just completed recording a six song ep and it will be available through our myspace or at shows, just message us if you want a copy!
www.quantinerabbit.com
BEE TEAM
Indie
Chrissy likes girls. Josh likes girls too. This being one of their major influences, they are in a band together that plays music that is fun and honest. The band is called The Bee Team. The band blends good times, rock N roll, banjos, and cute guy/girl tradeoffs into one giant bowl of tasty awesomeness. The band writes songs to make you sing along and have a good time.
www.myspace.com/thebeeteam
7pm
$5
glc 45th Locust
SEPT 13th
VICTORY AND GOOD HUNTING
Classical
http://www.myspace.com/victoryandgoodhunting
ALEXANDER TURNQUIST
classical / minimalist / visual
http://www.myspace.com/alexanderturnquist
ALANA AMRAM AND THE ROUGH GEMS
Country / Americana / Visual
TIMEOUT NY SAYS: Local songwriter Alana Amram—daughter of Beat music icon David Amram—plays graceful, intelligent country-pop. She’s got a clear, arresting voice and a gift for quirky romantic imagery.
Blackest Crow" is the first track on this EP, and it showcases Amram's work as something that can fit in well with the work of Alison Krauss or even the re-imagined folk genre of the current period (which has adherents including Akron/Family and Devendra Banhart). There seems to be a slight bit more rock influence during "Blackest Crow", but individuals could easily hear this style of music in 1967 as they can in 2007 (or 2008, for that matter). The meandering style present during "Painted Lady" continues with the same general style of "Blackest Crow", ensuring that Amram does not lose anything in the way of listeners. The emotion present in the vocals is interesting, because it is presented to listeners by a fairly deadpan style of delivery.
The slight differences in intonation are what provides this difference, and why tracks like "Painted Lady" are so special. Instead of going to the limits, the slight modifications made to the general sound of the EP yield tremendous differences. "Miss You While You're Away" is the shortest track on the disc, and it marks a different type of style for Amram. Where the previous tracks went more towards the folk genre, "While You're Away" is a track that is firmly rooted in the country and western genre. The vocals are what link this track to the previous two efforts, and create a fuller sound for Amram that was present during the ending of "Painted Lady". "Take A Drink" keeps with the C&W sound, but throws a little bit more of a curveball into the track – this ploy ensures that Amram will have a large fanbase by the time that eir LP comes out. If you miss the style of a Ronstadt or a Parton, give Amram's EP a few good listeners – I think you'll like it.
http://www.myspace.com/alanaamram
7pm
$5
GLC Locust 45th
SUN SEPT. 14th
Bluegrass Show
IDA REDS
Bluegrass / Country / Americana
www.myspace.com/theidareds
SMOKEHOUSE
Bluegrass
Southeastern Pennsylvania's finest Bluegrass music performed by the Trio of the Century: The Smokehouse Bluegrass Band!
www.myspace.com/smokehousebluegrass
KEYSTONE MOUNTAIN BOYS
Bluegrass
www.myspace.com/keystonemountainboys
3-6pm
$5
GLC Locust 45th
SEPT 19th
ADERBAT
Alternative
"Aderbat's newest CD, We Belong to the Sea, is still as richly ethereal and slowly pulsating as anything they've done in the past. But there's a nervously rock-ish jitter to the cello- and horn-filled proceedings — as if someone woke the ghost of Nick Drake and let him run wild. Smartly romantic stuff."
A.D. Amorosi, City Paper
"...a reverb-y strain of Americana that's at once world-weary and fresh-faced. Between Taylor’s scratchy-soft vocals and the band's warm experimentation, it's easy to be reminded of both Josh Rouse and John Vanderslice."
Doug Wallen, Philadelphia Weekly
www.myspace.com/aderbat
GENTLEMEN CHRIST
Indie
www.myspace.com/gentlemenchrist
$5
SAT SEPT 20th
JANINA ANGEL BATH
Psych Folk, Etc
www.myspace.com/castrationdj
KANAWHA AND THE EARTH
Psychedelic / Folk / Blues
http://www.myspace.com/dickbanditz
SCOTT CHURCHMAN
Visual / Religious / Concrete
http://www.myspace.com/scottchurchman
SONGS BY FATIMA
Other
http://www.myspace.com/songsbyfatima
$5
7-10
GLC 45th and Locust
SEPT. 21st
OMER HERSHMAN (Israel)
ADAM ROSE
NICOLE ERIN CAREY
AARON FRAINT
3-6pm
SEPT 25th
PWRFL POWER
GRAMPALL JOOKABOX (Asthmatic Kitty)
JS. PROUTY & UPHOLSTERY
STEPHEN BLUHM
7pm
SEPT 26th
LOST IN THE TREES
THE MINOR WHITE
BERNIE BRIDGES
7pm
OCT 2nd
MIKRONESIA
DAVID FIRST (of The Notekillers)
PLANET Y
(YANNI PAPADOPOULOS of Stinking Lizavetta and CHARLES COHEN)
7pm
OCT 23
MIDWEST DILEMNA
THE GREAT UNKNOWN
ANDREW KELLER (From Hermit Thrushes)
7pm
OCT 24
JOE JACK TALCUM (ex Dead Milkmen)
OCT 25th
AR DUVALL
THE IVORY COAST
DIEDRE AND CONNER
SHEPARD AND THE SEA
(SHOW AT THE ROTUNDA)
FRI. NOV. 22nd 2008
FERN KNIGHT
MAKE A RISING
P.G SIX
ROTUNDA 40th and Walnut
time tba
GENERAL EVENTS
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PHILADELPHIA FRINGE FESTIVAL AUG 29th-SEPT 13th
http://www.liveartsandfringe.org/2008/home.cfm
PLAIN PARADE SHOWS
FRI 8/29
9PM $7
Tritone
1508 South Street
http://www.tritonebar.com
215-545-0475
Flier here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarasherr/2793665966/
SET TIMES:
9-10, between bands, and all night long DJ Kit
10-11:00: The Femme Show
11:15-11:45 Liberty City Kings
12:00-12:30 The Shondes
SUGAR TOWN presents
THE SHONDES (NYC)
http://www.shondes.com/
Although their name is taken from the Yiddish word for "shame" or
"disgrace," the Shondes are far from quiet about their political
beliefs. On the contrary, this Brooklyn quartet blends elements of
queercore, political punk and Jewish folk music into a melodious
rock-affirmation that anyone would be proud to dance to.
Sleater-Kinney comparisons are not out of order, as the band
alternates between call-and-response harmonies and punchy guitar
riffs, often accented by Elijah Oberman's plaintive violin. Coupled
with grunge-inflected vocals by Oberman, Louisa Rachel Solomon (bass)
and Temim Fruchter (drums), their songs move with ease between
heart-wrenching laments and upbeat rock anthems. The Shondes are
currently celebrating the release of their debut album, The Red Sea,
but they've already been around the block, touring with indie
favorites Electrelane, Erase Errata, Joe Lally (Fugazi) and Lesbians
on Ecstasy, plus many more. They may not give up their activist day
jobs anytime soon, but it won't be for lack of popularity. (Mary
Wilson, CP)
LIBERTY CITY KINGS
http://www.myspace.com/libertycitykings
Liberty City Kings, aka LiCK, is Philly's drag king and burlesque
queen performance troupe. Blending, bending and bluring gender,
politics and satyre with live music, drag, burlesque and good
"old-fashioned fun". Welcome to our Royal Court!
THE FEMME SHOW (Boston)
http://www.thefemmeshow.com
The Femme Show premiered to sold out crowds in Jamaica Plain, MA in
October 2007. The Femme Show is a revue of smart, sexy, interactive
performance about queer femme identity that features film, dance,
literary readings, burlesque, drag, and performance art from award
winning artists. Bay Windows writes, "What do a modern dance with Doc
Marten boots, a stop motion film with Barbie dolls and a burlesque
belly dance have in common? They're part of the sexy fun of The Femme
Show, a multidisciplinary cabaret that explores queer femme identity.
The show features 15 artists with backgrounds in everything from
modern dance to cartooning to conceptual art."
DJ KIT (Fuse)
http://www.myspace.com/phillyfuse
It's the queer dance party that's breaking hearts and causing trouble!
SAT 8/30
9PM $5
Tritone
1508 South Street
http://www.tritonebar.com
215-545-0475
Flier here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarasherr/2758146933/in/photostream/
SET TIMES:
9-10:30 Japattack (and then between and after bands)
10:45-11:15 Parking Structure
11:30-12: Beating Hearts
12:15-12:45 Sgt Sass
SGT SASS (They're shooting a new video for Logo!)
http://www.myspace.com/herecumdemfags
Sgt. Sass is a queer hip-hop duo from Philadelphia who bring the party
heat direct from the street. With influences as diverse as Rakim,
Bikini Kill, Salt-n-Pepa, Sleater-Kinney, Biggie, Lil' Kim, Missy
Elliott, and Bratmobile - Sgt. Sass have found the freshest blend of
the identity - politic confrontationalism of riot grrl punk and the
playful, yet truthful, braggadocio of hip-hop.
BEATING HEARTS (Lil Sis from Girlz on Bikes)
http://www.myspace.com/beatingheartssince1983
THE PARKING STRUCTURES
http://www.myspace.com/theparkingstructures
The Parking Structures (formerly Cleavage In The Sunshine) has existed
in various incarnations in Chicago and New York City since 1998, and
now calls Philly home.
JAPATTACK!
http://www.myspace.com/attackthat
http://attackthat.blogspot.com/
Remix crew from West Philly. Have worked with Sgt Sass and
Thunderheist.
FRI 9/5
10PM $7
Tritone
1508 South Street
http://www.tritonebar.com
215-545-0475
VICTOR VICTOR BAND
http://victorvictorband.com/
Then there's Victor Victor Band, fellow garage goons from Philly whose
mighty crunch and weasel-y vocals recall a more sinister White
Stripes, and not just because they're a guy-girl guitar-drums duo.
(Doug Wallen, PW)
SURGEON
http://www.surgeonband.net
http://www.myspace.com/surgeonband
Set to tape earlier this year under the guidance of cantankerous indie
god Steve Albini, Surgeon's Angry Guest EP is a cleaner, meaner affair
than the Philly quartet's past work, including that under their
previous name Bumrunner. The shadowy band still thrives on the tension
between singer/bassist Sean Boltron's chirping, androgynous vocals and
guitarist/songwriter Lydia Giordano's twisty, surreal leads. Surgeon's
not afraid to dig for inspiration in mainstream classic and modern
rock, and yet the players darken the corners considerably and sneak in
prog-metal undertones. The EP's seven songs are as tight and crunchy
as we've come to expect, their increasingly eerie vibe culminating in
the standout closer "Walking Fire."
CASUAL VIKING
http://www.myspace.com/casualviking
Casual Viking have played raw, sinister rock & roll with an ample
sense of humor since they formed as a three-piece in late 2004. Forced
into hiatus for much of '07 by the loss of a rehearsal space, the band
returned this year with all-new material, a fourth member, and alineup
shift that put its drummer behind a keyboard and made a drummer of its
bassist. An audience member at their first show recently was overheard
referring to their sound as "spy-rock", a description they would not
bother to argue with. However, Casual Viking remain split on their
opinion about the taste of coconut.
THE SYKES
http://www.myspace.com/thesykesphilly
Imagine Keith Richards falling up the stairs after another blood
transfusion... ..then Boy George walks over and helps him to his feet,
and the three dead Ramones suddenly jump out of the nearest dark
corner and beat the fuck out of everyone in the room.
10PM $7
Tritone
1508 South Street
http://www.tritonebar.com
215-545-0475
THE TOUGH SHITS
http://www.myspace.com/thetoughshits
http://www.philebrity.tv/2007/11/01/philebrity-music-presents-up-down-with-the-tough-shits/
The Tough Shits might just be the long lost heirs to thrones left
empty by the Ramones and the Replacements. (Philebrity)
THE JELLYHEARTS (Columbus, OH. Last seen opening for The Tough Shits)
http://www.myspace.com/prospectors
Prospectors are best known for hollerin', "There's gold in them thar
hills!" So are we, but we're the jellyhearts and we have hearts of
gold, "very fragile dispositions," and capguns. We're a couple
whiskey-drunk roadtrippers who stomp out the nogood lowdown dirty
punked out blues like dudes. Our songs are delivered to you by a
wanky-ass guitarist, reba con queso, and her bambam metronome, mizz
lorn. Spawned from rustbelt blues and cap city sludge, the jellyhearts
slithered down to the ohio river valley, where we exchanged the hearts
and stars with flowers for tom collinses and mustachios. These days,
we are chased by bats and exiled, speeding down the southbound
freeways with a tiny acoustic global and a tambourine, singing to the
wind and pouring fire in the belly. Our tunes harness the bo diddley
stomp, the defiant energy of the mc5, and the raw gories sound to
create a newfangled brand of reckless garage rock. As notorious noise
ordinance violators, we pack every jam with shredding, swagger, gain,
and enough floortom pounding to drive the blues away. Music is spirit
and soul, and ours comes from the very bottom of our jellied hearts.
Every song is prayer to sonny boy williamson, cap'n beefheart, art
tatum, the stones, and the stooges, and also to all the kids who love
to get sweaty and ain't afraid to dance!
MUSIC FOR HEADPHONES
http://www.musicforheadphones.info/
http://www.phillygirlabouttown.com/girl_about_town/2008/01/spill-music-for.html
We can't get enough of our new Band of the Month! Filter is proud to
announce the discovery of Music for Headphones. The droning
psychedelic soundscapes reminiscent of Brian Jonestown Massacre, The
Dandy Warhols, The Secret Machines and The Velvet Underground. The
electronic-based sound and distorted guitar juxtaposed against grating
vocals makes this a band best enjoyed at maximum volume or, for lack
of a better term, through headphones. (Filter)
ROSEHIPS (Columbus, OH. Mem. of The Jellyhearts)
http://www.myspace.com/rosehipsgirls
http://www.columbusalive.com/?sec=music&story=alive/2008/0117/m-rosehips.html
For more than a year, Rosehips have peddled an intriguing sound that
evokes early-'90s bands ranging from Smashing Pumpkins and Hum to
Sonic Youth and L7. Now, with a new lineup and a full-length record
ready for release in 2008, Cassie Lewis, Danielle Kelly, Jill Harrison
and Lauren Mattei are set to bring their powerful brand of indie-rock
to new audiences in and out of town. Their music is pretty — and it's
potent. "When people hear you're in an all-girl band, people think
we're all cute and can half-play our instruments," said Harrison, the
bassist. Kelly, one of two guitarists, quickly added, "Then they come
to our shows, and their jaws drop. I use the term 'pillow-fight rock,'
because it hits you hard but it's also kind of sweet." Recently, two
songs from the upcoming album were recorded by MTV2's On the Rise, an
on-demand TV program documenting new and promising bands across the
country. (John Ross, Columbus Alive)
UPCOMING:
SAT 9/13
10PM $7 21+
Anders Manly, Univox, Kettle Pot Black, Sailboat!
SAT 9/27
Sugar Town
8-10PM A Reading from Christine Weiser's "Broad Street"
10PM: Normal, Thee Minks, Kitten Disaster, The Tights
FREE ALL NIGHT LONG 21+
BOWERBIRD PRESENTS
louder
'Verdensteatret'
Theater, 60 minutes
September 11th - 13th
"louder stands as an ultimate artistic reflection of modern times, and a voyage through theatre technology and cultural history which pulls at the nervous system of the world" -Elin Høyland, Morgenbladet, Norway
September 11th (thursday), September 12th (friday), September 13th (saturday)
10pm each night @ Festival Bar, 626 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA USA
$15 for bowerbird members
(save 40% off the $25 general admission price)
Get you tickets now - seating is limited. Anyone who enters promotional code BOWERBIRD at the checkout when purchasing tickets online will receive $10 off tickets to louder. You can also mention this promo code when ordering the Box Office.
Buy tickets here:
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=2879
ABOUT THE SHOW
One of Europe's most innovative contemporary arts groups, Oslo-based Verdensteatret will bring audiences into a highly experimental audiovisual installation that goes far beyond the boundaries of conventional performance. Last winter, Verdensteatret sailed up the Mekong Delta, the same river that plays the veins and arteries around the heart of darkness in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. Inspired by their journey, louder is a symphonic collage of music and visual art: massive video projections of the Vietnamese countryside play as Soviet-era megaphones hurl sound in all directions. Gaping puppet jaws chase flocks of small metal figures across the room. An enormous mechanical spider looms over the scene. Verdensteatret uses sculptural scenography, mesmerizing generators of sound, and technological relics of a bygone era to create a spectacular universe that unites concert, art, and theate.
Concept, Design, and Direction: Asle Nilsen, Lisbeth J. Bodd, Håkon Lindbäck, Piotr Pajchel, Ali Djabbary, Marius Kjos, Mara Oldenburg, Petter Steen, Christian Blom, Bergmund Waal Skaslien, Elisabeth Gmeiner, Hai Nguyen Dinh, Christina Peios, Rune Madsen, Trond Lossius Pajchel.
The production of louder was made possible in part by support from Arts Council Norway and The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
CHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL SITE HERE:
http://www.livearts-fringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=2879
For more information please visit http://www.bowerbird.org.
UnOfficial Late Night Cabaret starts FRIDAY! FREE! August 29
OPENING NIGHT FRI. AUG. 29th @ JOHNNY BRENDA'S (Frankford and Girard) hosted by Madi DiStefano (with) The Open-Stage VARIETY show
Featuring the bravest, boldest artists willing to expose themselves...
are you in?
Short freaky films, filming freaks, and freaks!
Special Guest - Honey D'Lite
other SURPRISE Guests expected!
the heart-thumping fury of Philly's own ANIMUS
9pm doors
FREE!
YO DARKROOM KARAOKE
Hello there, Yo darkroom will be hosting a wild karaoke extravaganza for video and performance exhibit Empty Orchestras: Art meets Karaoke on next Saturday, September 6, 8:00PM - 10:00PM and free to the public.
The Karaoke exhibition will be held for two weeks and happening during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a performance art festival, this special exhibit will feature following 5 artists using karaoke as a form of expression.
Amos Latteier
Chris Barr
Boris Willis
Gordon Winiemko
Sarah Paul
Curated by Yo Darkroom's Director Veronique Cote.
Can't make it?
That's not fun! But at least, you can still have fun and sing loud!
Try call 215.531.5063 to participate Amos' interactive public art project, "We're Not Gonna Take It" and create your own protest song over the phone. You record your song by using the telephone like a karaoke machine, singing along to rock music!
Create your own protest song and hope to see you all there!
Yo Darkroom
113 N. 23rd St. Philadelphia, PA, 19103
(Between Arch & Cherry)
215.789.9032
www. yodarkroom. com
OPEN MOUTH OPEN MIC
Open Mouth Open Mic: A performing arts event created for female artists in recovery from an eating disorder, friends and family effected by the disorder, and/or anyone who has something to say about body image.
Singers, poets, visual artists, dancers/performers, come out and spotlight your talents ---- @ Studio 34 on September 6th 7:30pm. FURTHER DIRECTIONS BELOW
The event will allow attendees, friends and family, to meet and mingle with like individuals, thus creating a larger SUPPORT network. Tea and light refreshments will be provided, as well.
A $5 donation will be collected to thank Studio 34 for their support.
INFO FOR PERFORMERS/ARTISTS:
*Performance pieces are limited to 7-10 minutes
*Visual artists need to be prepared to set up PRIOR to the start of the event.
*Submission/Call List Deadline - AUGUST 30th
Please include your name, a brief description of your piece, and contact info.
Contact:
Cherisse (cherisseaustin@gmail.com)
w/ Studio 34 - 4522 Baltimore Ave
"Open Mouthed Open Mic"
MiND TV Open House & CAB
Come to MiND TV and learn more about getting involved in community television.
Take a tour of our studio, meet our creative staff, and meet new people in your community! Our next Open House is Sept. 16 at 430PM.
Immediately following the Open House we will hold our Community Advisory Board meeting - join us for a lively discussion, led by CEO Howard Blumenthal.
RSVP to membership@mindtv.org
For more information:
http://www. mindtv. org/styles/mind/www/news/
ATTENTION INDIE CRAFTERS
This is going to be sooooo Awesome-- so hurry up and sign up!!!!!!
The GIVE Festival - September 20th - Liberty Lands Park
Here's the Entertainment:
Alokli
Audble Eye
Great Unknown
John Francis
Hezekiah Jones
The Spinning Leaves
DJ Frosty
Oudblues
Grimace Foundation
As Human with Taylor McFerrin
King Britt
Tim Motzer, Chuck Treece, and Quest Love
Back to Basics Band
This day is going to be magical-- with tons of foot traffic!!!! So Hurry up and reserve your space!!!!!
The Philadelphia Independent Craft Market is excited to announce our partnership with The GIVE Festival. We will be holding our craft market at The GIVE Festival on Saturday, September 20th (rain date September 21st).
This is an outdoor music festival that will be held in Liberty Lands Park in Northern Liberties.
All of the proceeds from this event are going to benefit The Music & Mentorship Program --http://www. myspace. com/musicmentorshipprogram.
That means your vending fee will go directly towards benefitting a very good cause.
The GIVE Festival is in its 4th year and gets a foot traffic of 500-1000 people.
The vending fee is $25.
The spaces are 10 x 10 and it's BYO table, canopy, and whatever else you need.
The hours of the festival are from 1PM to 10 PM.
We won't be able to supply individuals with electricity, but the park will be well lit.
For more info on the festival you can go to http://www. givefestival. org/pressrelease. htm
To sign up for vending please write an email to craftmarket@bigartshow.com
This will be an awesome day filled with fun, music,and sunshiney goodness!!! Also, a great way to benefit a program that is putting a very positive change in the Philadelphia community!!!
SIXTH BOROUGH FRINGE SHOW
The Sixth Borough, has been hard at work on a brand new show for the Fringe Festival. We taught you about growing up last year with ADULTS, and now we're back with WORLD CRISIS! Spills, chills and satire, it's definitely worth coming by and checking it out.
Starring:
Corey Cohen, Patrick Kelly, Gregg Gethard, Emily McGraw, Jason Messina
This year we're at mainstage at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. (This theater is big and seats over 100 people)
August 29th @ 8:30 pm
August 30th @ 10:30 pm
September 2nd @ 8:30 pm
September 4th @ 10:00 pm
$10
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at livearts-fringe.com
PEOPLEHOOD info.
Peoplehood Team Meeting - Wed Sept. 3rd at 6:30PM
Want to be part of the Peoplehood team? From collecting recycled materials to assisting at public puppet and theater workshops, from directing our Peoplehood Band to coordinating volunteers, from rallying community support to acting as pageant stage manager there are so many roles to fill. Drop production manager Liza a line at lizago@spiralq.org and let her know what you like to do and how much time you'd like to spend doing it, then join us as a member of the Peoplehood team for a meeting at Spiral Q on Wednesday September 3rd at 6:30p. Please contact us before attending the meeting so we can plan accordingly.
eoplehood is Oct. 18th!!
Put your creative minds in gear! We will be holding puppet making workshops throughout September and October in locations throughout West Philly. Stay tuned for more details of workshop times and locations.
www.spiralq.org
PODCAMP PHILLY
PodCamp Philly, the new media community conference being held at Temple University, September 6 - 7, 2008.
At PodCamp, you can get answers to your questions, like these and many more:
Who should be blogging and why?
Is a podcast the right choice for your cause, school, or business?
Which social network is worth your time? Should you be on MySpace?
What's going on in virtual worlds like Second Life?
Should you be paying attention to Twitter?
and most of all... how do you get started with any of this?
Last year's conference was a huge success with over 300 attendees, and this year, we anticipate an even bigger crowd. We are working with the folks over at Search Marketing Gurus to bring sessions geared towards bringing your online projects more attention by gaining more insight into search engine optimization and search engine marketing.
You can register for the event at:
http://podcampphilly.eventbrite.com
You've got questions, we've got answers, local experts, and a whole lot more. Everyone is welcome, from business to educators to non-profits and more, from veteran experts to new, eager beginners. Won't you join us at PodCamp Philly?
Register today:
http://podcampphilly.eventbrite.com
Warm regards,
Whitney Hoffman
Lead Organizer, PodCamp Philly
http://www.podcampphilly.com
FIRE MUSEUM presents HIGHWIRE FESTIVAL
MAKE A RISING
HELENA ESPVALL
RADIO ERIS
Saturday, September 13th @ Highwire Festival 2040 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19125
Cost : $5
Fire Museum Presents: The Highwire Festival! Make A Rising Zaimph Linda Hagood Helena Espvall Eric Carbonara Katt Hernandez George Korein Christine Shields Blood Like Mine Radio Eris
bios at:
http://www.museumfire.com/events
New York Songwriters Circle and Philly’s World Cafe Live,
Search for the next great songwriter
Liz Longley, Fools For April, Chana Rothman, Joey Mutis, and John Schmitt To Perform on August 28th
Philadelphia, PA – August 21, 2008 – The New York Songwriters’ Circle and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia are giving the best up and coming songwriters the opportunity to showcase their talents the third Thursday of every month from now until the end of November. The next showcase, Thursday, August 28th at 8 p.m., will feature some of the best upcoming indie artists of today including Liz Longley, Fools For April, Chana Rothman, Joey Mutis, and John Schmitt on the Upstair’s Stage at World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA).
The legendary New York Songwriters Circle (www.songwriters-circle.com), celebrating its 18th year, has discovered such notable artists as Vanessa Carlton, Norah Jones, Gavin DeGraw, Jesse Harris, Lisa Loeb, Charlotte Sometimes, Jill Sobule, Kate Voegele and Chris Barron (of the Spin Doctors).
WHO: New York Songwriters’ Circle (www.songwriters-circle.com)
WHAT: New York Songwriters’ Circle: Philadelphia
WHEN: Thursday, August 28th, 8 PM
WHERE: World Cafe Live (upstairs) – 3025 Walnut St . , Philadelphia , PA
COST: Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through World Café Live: http://tickets.worldcafelive.com/eventpeformances.asp?evt=2448
2008 Songwriting Contest -- Submissions
The New York Songwriters’ Circle is currently accepting submissions for its annual Songwriting Contest, with over $15,000 in cash and prizes. Past contest winners include Kate Voegele, (currently starring in the hit TV Show "One Tree Hill") and "Company Of Thieves," (recently featured as a breaking artist by the Billboard Magazine). Get your songs heard by top music industry professionals, gain exposure, win cash prizes and become a part of the fastest growing songwriting community in the world! Selected writers will be invited to perform as part of the circle's ongoing showcases in Philadelphia and New York .
About the New York Songwriters’ Circle:
For over 18 years, the New York Songwriters’ Circle has been producing and directing bi-monthly shows at the legendary Bitter End club, in New York City 's West Village . The Circle has launched the careers of notable artists such as Norah Jones, Jesse Harris, Lisa Loeb, Vanessa Carlton, Gavin DeGraw and Chris Barron. The circle has quickly become one of the most popular music events in Manhattan , attracting not only the best up and coming songwriting talent from around the world but also top music industry executives looking to discover "the next big thing". Hailed by Billboard magazine as “One of the best places to showcase new talent”, the circle has recently expended their outreach into Philadelphia with additional cities to be announced in the coming months.
ARS NOVA SHOWS
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 8pm
SATOKO FUJII MA-DO
Satoko Fujii, piano
Natsuki Tamura, trumpet
Norikatsu Koreyasu, bass
Akira Horikoshi, drums
Rose Recital Hall, 34th and Walnut streets (southeast corner)
$12 General Admission
Tokyo's Satoko Fujii synthesizes jazz, contemporary classical,
avant-rock and Japanese folk music into an an innovative approach
instantly recognizable as hers alone. She has led some of the most
consistently creative ensembles in modern improvised music which have
included John Hollenbeck, Steven Bernstein, The Ruins' Tatsuya Yoshida
and Ellery Eskelin, in addition to her critically-acclaimed trio with
bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Jim Black.
Thursday, Sept. 4, 8pm
TODD SICKAFOOSE'S BLOOD ORANGE
Todd Sickafoose, bass
John Ellis, saxophone + bass clarinet
Mike Gamble, guitar
Alan Ferber, trombone
Allison Miller, drums
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street
$12 General Admission
Please join us for the record release celebration of Tiny Resistors,
Todd Sickafoose's new recording on Cryptogramophone. A Bay Area native,
Sickafoose studied bass with Charlie Haden. Since, he's been recording
and performing with a ton of innovative genre-benders including Ani
DiFranco, Don Byron, Trey Anastasio, Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Ron
Miles, Myra Melford, Stanton Moore, Bobby Previte, Scott Amendola and
Carla Bozulich.
Thursday, Sept. 18, 8pm
EVANS-HALVORSON-WALTER TRIO
Weasel Walter, drums
Peter Evans, trumpet
Mary Halvorson, guitar
The Rotunda, 4012 Walnut Street
Free Admission
Weasel Walter founded the The Flying Luttenbachers in Chicago in 1991
with late jazz cult figure Hal Russell. Over the years, the band has
included noted Chicago musicians such as Ken Vandermark and Fred
Lonberg-Holm, as well as Deerhoof's Ed Rodriguez and guitar phenomenon
Mick Barr (Orthrelm). In addition, Walter has worked with Marshall
Allen, Henry Kaiser and Jim O'Rourke. For this special performance he
is
joined by New York's Mary Halvorson (Trevor Dunn, Anthony Braxton) and
Peter Evans (MOPDTK).
Saturday, Sept. 20, 9pm
MARC RIBOT'S CERAMIC DOG
Marc Ribot, el. guitar
Shahzad Ismaily, el. bass
Ches Smith, drums
International House, 3701 Chestnut Street
$12 General Admission
Please join us for the Philadelphia debut of Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog,
a
post-everything band combining the energies of two masters of downtown
New York City mayhem: guitarist/vocalist Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, John
Zorn, Robert Plant, Lounge Lizards, Elvis Costello) and bassist Shahzad
Ismaily (Laurie Anderson, Will Oldham, Jolie Holland, Secret Chiefs 3),
with West Coast indie/experimental genius drummer Ches Smith (Xiu Xiu,
Secret Chiefs 3). Join us at 8pm for an open bar. Presented with
International House Philadelphia. Sponsored by Philadelphia Brewing
Company.
Sunday, Sept. 21, 8pm
PARADOX TRIO + BOJAN Z
Bojan Z, piano
Matt Darriau, saxophone + clarinet + Kaval + Gaida
Brad Shepik, guitars + Balkan strings
Rufus Cappadocia, 5-string cello
Seido Salifoski, dumbeks + percussion
International House, 3701 Chestnut Street
$12 General Admission
For over 12 years, New York based Paradox Trio has been notorious for
their high energy concerts and their innovative exploration of Balkan,
Gypsy, Middle Eastern and Klezmer music. This rare appearance will
feature the great Serbian-French pianist Bojan Z, and members of
Charlie
Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Klezmatics, Paul Motian's Electric
Bebop Band and Dave Douglas' Tiny Bell Trio.
More information and other upcoming activities at
http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com.
Support Creative Music.
http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com
JOSEPH LONGO PHOTO EXHIBIT
I wanted send out a friendly update letting you all know that I will be showing some of my photography at Mugshots Coffeehouse in Manayunk. September 13, 2008 @ 2:00pm will be the opening, this is also Second Saturday in Manayunk.
WPEB 88.1 WEST PHILADELPHIA RADIO
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Set your dial to 88.1 FM. We are on the air with daily live performances. Come to the station. Give a live shout out to family and friends! Check out the Studio!
We want to know our audience. Who are our listeners? Help us make WPEB the best in serving the community.
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MAD VISION
PRODUCTIONS
Presents
“GODS Vs. MEN: THE BOOK OF XEN”
In this staging of songwriter Djo Fortunado's (aka Joe Fortunato's) 3 Act song cycle, Gods vs. Men, we encounter Xen Te, a young office worker who awakens one day to discover his head has become detached from his body. In his attempts to live a normal life, Xen will encounter a fast changing world of absurd proportions, which will awaken him to new possibilities for a life outside the box of his previous ideals.
Gods Vs. Men will stage at the Rotunda, at 4014 Walnut Street, in the heart of West Philadelphia/University City on August 30th – 7pm, and 31st – at 2pm. *(An additional show may be added at 7pm Sun, the 31st, based on interest). Admission will be on a sliding scale of $5 to 7. In collaboration with a talented cast and production crew, Djo's characters will jump off the pages of illustrated playbills or “Hymnals”, written an illustrated by Djo, to be handed out & available for purchase at each performance. A small cast of talented actors & actresses will act out scenes from Xen's coming of age journey, as Djo and several other musicians perform songs, interwoven with the narrative to move the greater story along. Film makers Even Nie and Julia Hoff are also making a documentary about the creation of the play, and will be filming each of the staged performances to be submitted to further film & theatre festivals.
The play itself takes place in New Crescent City, destroyed and rebuilt in the years after the Greatest War, sometime in the late 21st century. We'll meet Radio One, God of Demographic Data & Marketing, whose power is wavering as he seeks a new messiah to give him new life, in the image of a young, lively God. Fawn over Gaia Jasmin, an art dealer's assistant who accidentally weaves a fabric that camouflages its wearers against targeted advertising. Thumb your nose at Gaia's boss, Mr. Maker, conceptual Anti-Artist and real estate icon, as he displays his conceptual works of "Non-Things: or Nothings Becoming Somethings.” Witness the Ultra Mega Bowl, a traveling urban demolition exercise, pitting Genetically Altered Ex-soldiers from the Greatest War against their generals – whose pay-per-view revenues will be used to rebuild the cityscapes they inevitably destroy in their 'skirmishes'.
Draped like ornaments on the core of Xen & Gaia's budding love story, Djo's characters will astound, amaze, and surely entertain. Just don't forget to grab your Hymnals, so you can read along to Djo's songs, as they weave together this utterly enjoyable & absurdly romantic Satirical tapestry!
ARS NOVA WORKSHOP
Ars Nova Workshop presents:
Thursday, August 28, 8pm
GJERSTAD/NILSSEN-LOVE DUO with MARSHALL ALLEN
Frode Gjerstad, alto saxophone + clarinets
Marshall Allen, alto saxophone + EVI
Paal Nilssen-Love, drums
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street
$12 General Admission
Purchase tickets today at http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for this first ever collaboration between
two of Europe's most prominent creative musicians - Frode Gjerstad and Paal
Nilssen-Love - and Sun Ra Arkestra maestro Marshall Allen.
Drawing heavily upon the energy of the free-jazz continuum as defined
by Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus and John Coltrane, Frode Gjerstad came
to prominence with the John Stevens group in the 1980s in addition to his
trio work with William Parker and Hamid Drake. Over the years, he has also
collaborated with Sabir Mateen, Evan Parker and noise musician Lasse
Marhaug, among many others. Paal Nilssen-Love is one of Europe’s most
active drummers and has established himself as a powerful and a dynamic
musician through ongoing projects with Mats Gustafsson (The Thing), Ken
Vandermark (School Days, FME, Powerhouse Sound), and Peter Brötzmann (Peter
Brötzmann Chicago Tentet), as well as with Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Jim
O’Rourke, The Ex's Terrie Ex (OffOnOff) and Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto.
Philadelphia's Marshall Allen (b.1924), as a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, pioneered
the Free Jazz movement of the early sixties, having remarkable influence on
most of the leading voices in the avant-garde. He is featured on over 200
Sun Ra recordings. He assumed the position of maestro in 1995, following the
ascension of Sun Ra and John Gilmore.
http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com
SCIFIPHILLY heats up in August! Be a part of it.
Sunday nights at Gojjo, 4540 Baltimore Avenue.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 9PM
JACK WRIGHT / TOSHI MAKIHARA
JON BARRIOS / MIKE SZEKELY
DAWN WEBSTER / ASHLEY DEEKUS
http://www.scifiphilly.com
SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER SHOWCASE OF FILM & VIDEO
Scribe Video Center Showcases Film and Videos
by Workshop Instructors
and Friday, September 12 at Scribe Video Center
Scribe Video Center's workshop instructors and community project facilitators are also talented and prolific filmmakers. In celebration of Scribe's 25th anniversary the media arts center has assembled a diverse collection of work, both old and new, by their instructors and facilitators. The program, entitled Those Who Teach, Make will screen twice on Sunday, August 24 at 2:30 pm at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and repeat on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 pm as part of Scribe's monthly Storyville screening series. This program was compiled by Scribe and Deborah Rudman of Termite TV.
Those Who Teach, Make assembles 13 experimental and non-fiction short films. The program flows from tales of family to encounters with cab drivers to ruminations on technology, community and urban living. The program features premieres of new works by Ellen Reynolds, Valerie Keller, Pablo Colapinto, Dorothea Braemer and Margie Strosser.
The pre-show features music by Jawanza Kobie and trailers for upcoming films Closer to Home (7.5 min, trailer), directed by Barbara Kigozi and produced by Maria Cortese Hering, about the filmmaker's return to her native Uganda to explore her parent's reasons for sending her away during the chaos of Idi Amin's dictatorship and Carmella Vassor-Johnson's Quasi Normal portrait of German born choreographer Susanne Linke, a maverick known for pushing boundaries, as she creates a new work for the Jeanne Ruddy Dance company where the process is anything but nearly normal.
Works to be screened:
Late August(2008, 1:15 min) is a collaboration where text, motion and sound combine to create the lazy feel of the end of summer by poet Carol Rabuck and animator Lowell Boston.
Carriage Needle Dial Spring (4 min) by Wendy Weinberg celebrates the tactile and auditory pleasures of obsolete technology.
Stepping On Upworld (2007, 3 min), Valerie Keller plays with perspective transforming an ordinary walk down a city sidewalk into a magical game of perception and optical illusion.
Just Once (2 min) is Gail Lloyd and Barbara Kigozi's safer sex "public service announcement" which is also a sexy depiction of desire between two women.
Fadi Flies a Kite (4 min) by Sharon Mullally, in the occupied West Bank, 14-year old Fadi defies curfew and goes up to his rooftop to fly a homemade kite as an act of defiance.
Veteran Cabby (2007, 5 min) documentary filmmaker Fivel Rothberg by chance hops in cab of an Iraq war veteran and gets him to reluctantly share a tragic story.
#28 (1992, 7 min) by Andres Nicolini, who moved from Chile to Philadelphia in 1989, produced this poetic essay about the emotional peaks and valleys of living outside one's home country.
City Steps (2007, 1 min) is a fresh and spontaneous dance/film collaboration between filmmaker Graham Hancock and dancer Zoia Cisneros.
C'est Levee (2008, 10 min) by Ellen Reynolds follows The Krewe de Vieux, a carnival krewe known for its biting political satire and take no prisoners parade themes, during Mardi Gras 2006, the first after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
BF+/-.5 (2008, 6 min) by Pablo Colapinto is an experimental Sci-Fi exploration of analogue and digital video techniques, live compositing, and live video sequencing, featuring a Paik-Abe and Sandin synthesizers.
Berks and Belgrade (5:33 min) by Michael O'Reilly observes the run of the mill and extraordinary happenings at this Fishtown intersection over a 5 year period.
Ten Short Videos About My Childhood Home (2008, 10 min) by Dorthea Braemer examines the story of three daughters who struggle to find common ground as they help their mother transition from the family home to assisted care.
Wherever I go...There I'm not (2008, 20 min) by Margie Strosser shares an autobiographical essay about an Italian vacation that becomes a spiritual identity crisis.
SCREENING DETAILS:
Those Who Teach, Make (reprise)
Friday, September 12 at 7:00 pm
Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut Street
Admission is $5, free to Scribe members
For general information please contact Scribe Video Center please call 215 222 4201 or email inquiry@scribe.org. Or visit our website at www.scribe.org.
Scribe Video Center is a non-profit media arts center in Philadelphia that seeks to explore, develop and advance the use of video as an artistic medium and as a tool for progressive social change. "Scribe" is a metaphor for the use of video as a modern medium to record significant contemporary concerns and events.
PAUL SIEGELL poetry readings
THREE UPCOMING READINGS, over at ReVeLeR @ eYeLeVeL
September 6th, 2008 @ The Highwire Gallery with Adam Fieled, Ernest Hilbert, Kathleen Rooney
* oct 16 at head house books
* oct 25 at the independence branch of the free library with Daniel Schall and Ian Wolf
http://paulsiegell.blogspot.com/
DRUM LESSONS from MATT RICCINI FROM "SOFT PEOPLE"
Accepting new drum students again!
For anyone interested in either starting out on drumset or learning some more advanced techniques, my schedule has opened up a bit and I'm available to book new students.
Weekend days are best for me, but I can make time during weekdays as well. Samples of my performance are on my profile and at myspace. com/softpeople.
I cover beginner sticking rudiments up to complex rhythms requiring great independence from all four limbs. (and I'll get you singing through it, too!) $35/hr, located in West Philly.
http://www.myspace.com/mattricchini
A BEAUTIFUL FIND Art show featuring
BILLY AND STEPHAN DAFALA
FATIMA ADAMU & more....
A Beautiful Find'
James Oliver Gallery (JOG)
September 6th – October 6th 2008
Opening Reception with the Artists – Saturday, September 6, 2008 6:00 – 10:00 pm
723 Chestnut St. 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
267.918.7432 or 215.923.1242
www.jamesolivergallery.com • jamesolivergallery@gmail.com
FEATURING WORKS FROM NATIONALLY RENOWNED AND EMERGING PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS, LOCAL EXHIBIT SHINES A LIGHT ON THE BEAUTY OF EVERYDAY TRASH-TURNED-TREASURE
In today's highly eco-conscious society, green is the new black. From plastic and paper to glass and aluminum, just about everything we touch on a daily basis is recyclable.
While single-stream recycling and sustainability are relatively new concepts in the timeline of human history, they're age-old practices in the art world. Artists have always used what's at hand for inspiration, but many use common detritus as their physical medium.
'A Beautiful Find,' a found objects exhibition at James Oliver Gallery (JOG), opening September 6th and running through October 6th, showcases various interpretations and uses of materials salvaged from nature's junk heap and humankind's dustbin of abandonment. A reception with the artists will be Saturday, September 6th from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.
From scrap shop pieces and discarded sample-spoons, to naturally mummified rats and mouse bones extricated from regurgitated owl pellets, the building blocks of the featured works truly spotlight the artists' creativity while challenging the viewers' perceptions.
'A Beautiful Find,' curated by Philadelphia artist Veronica Scarpellino, compiles the works of Tom Judd, Phillip Johnson, George-ann F. Greth, Ron Johnson, Andrew Brehm, Brookes Britcher, Steven Earl Weber, Fatima Adamu, Billy and Steven Dufala, Justin Coffin and others.
For more information on the artists, see artist bios below ...
'A Beautiful Find' Artist Bios
Tom Judd is a nationally recognized artist who shows in a dozen galleries across the country and Canada. His work is created using wallpaper and fabric samples, found images from old magazines and photo albums, and uses imagery reminiscent of memories and metaphors. He is a recipient of the Pollack/Krasner Grant, and has his work in collections in Hong Kong and France, as well as in the collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama.
Phillip Johnson – owner of a high-end construction company – creates three-dimensional gesture drawings, thumbnail sketches made from the detritus of construction. They are the beginnings of thoughts and thus retain a spirit of invention and inquiry. Johnson has shown his work in New York and in Philadelphia, and was included in an exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.
Steven Earl Weber, a partner/owner of the local art gallery Kelly & Weber Fine Art - uses multiple objects, images, and their arrangement to address questions of subjective identity, politics, religion, and the inner reasoning that motivates conclusions in these matters, combining found objects and materials with casting techniques in plaster and ceramic.
Billy Dufala & Steven Dufala (A.K.A. the Dufala Brothers) create work that reflects their own individual sensibilities in an ongoing dialog that results in them learning about themselves and their audiences. Steven is the founding member of the breakout band Man Man, in which Billy is currently a member. Man Man has blasted onto the national scene with much critical acclaim.
Brookes Britcher received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and his BS from Drexel University. He is a multi-disciplinary artist that maintains a permanent studio practice at Adaptation. Over the last eight years his work has been exhibited around the country in numerous curated and group shows, and exists in various private collections, most notably J.W. Mahoney of Art In America and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. and Tim Rollins of Tim Rollins & K.O.S.
George-ann F. Greth, known locally as a master glassblower, utilizes her sense of humor in her work. She is a staple artist at JOG, having shown her work in numerous exhibits as well as curating a successful glass show at JOG.
Ron Johnson, another JOG artist, is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Primarily a painter, Johnson is creating delicate works of found spider webs. His art is found in several private and corporate collections, including those of actor Nicolas Cage, Sony and Warner Bros.
Andrew Brehm graduated from Kutztown University. He has focused on furniture making while also perusing fine arts sculpture. Among other work, Brehm will exhibit a video segment showing a quirky scene where the artist himself unpacks found suitcases, which unfold into usable furniture.
Fatima Adamu is an artist, dancer and urban planner. She was born in the United States and was raised in Nigeria. Her art draws inspiration from the colors and textures found in flora, and in the delicacy of detailed anatomical illustrations of parts of the human body.
Justin Coffin is a playwright and a photographer whose main subject is the discarded Arctic Splash container. Strewn about Fishtown (a neighborhood in Philadelphia) in an almost epidemic manner, Coffin finds the discarded cartons to be full of pathos. Untouched by the artist, the litter is captured on film in both color and black and white.
Veronica Scarpellino is an artist and the curator of this exhibit. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, in Atlanta at the Eyedrum nonprofit art space, and in Philadelphia through Projekt30. She recently received an award from the Andy Warhol Foundation through her work with Eyedrum.
asNEXUS
Join Perpetual Movement and Sound and J. Makary for asNEXUS in the 2008 Philly Fringe, a shared evening of performance installations that heighten the experience of the body through technology. Seeking form in minutiae, Perpetual Movement and Sound amplify the movements of dancers using live-feed audio and video, while J. Makary's video-based performance enters a fantasy where youth subculture never dies but instead matures.
Friday, September 5 through Monday, September 8
8:30 p.m.
$10
NEXUS/foundation for today's art
Crane Arts Building, 1400 N American St. #102, Philadelphia
For tickets, visit http://www.phillyfringe.org/2008/details.cfm?id=5349 or call the Philly Fringe box office at (215) 413-1318.
Perpetual Movement and Sound will premiere assembling minutiae, an installation in which solo dancer Emily Sweeney inhabits a landscape designed by Bilwa, with video by Blaine Siegel and an electronic sound score by Michael McDermott. Surrounded by projections of duets with dancers Brigitta Herrmann, Rebecca Patek, and Jil Stifel, as well as video and audio recordings of her moving body taken live, Sweeney meticulously disassembles and reassembles movement phrases, exploring how our senses evoke a person's presence or mitigate their absence; how memories are not static entities, but are recreated each time we call them to mind. For more information and biographical information about the artists, please visit www.perpetualmvmtsnd.org.
J. Makary creates movement and video works that unite social dance, contemporary movement study, and the language of film. This shared evening will be the premiere of Wanna Kiss Myself, a character-based dance film created in collaboration with Philadelphia dancers, and an interconnected live performance featuring New York-based dance artist Pedro Jimenez and Ms. Makary. Set at a casual party among friends, the new video work blurs the line between what's scripted and what's organic, as a naturalistic setting is revealed to be a backdrop for a peculiar revival of popular dance. Please visit www.jmakary.com to view the artist's past work.
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Perpetual Movement and Sound: a performance collective in Philadelphia, co-directed by dancer/choreographer Emily Sweeney and musician/visual artist Bilwa. http://www.perpetualmvmtsnd.org
STUDIO 34 YOGA EVENTS
4522 Baltimore Avenue | Philadelphia, PA 19143 | 215.387.3434 | www.studio34yoga.com
http://www.studio34yoga.com/
Come join my cause:
MANNA!
You will be able to recruit friends, raise money, and add a
profile badge to show your support!
O.N.E (formerly The Mansion)
19th and Sansom
5:00 to 8:00
EVERY THURSDAY
80's and 90's Happy Hour
Cheap Drinks and Good Music
DJ's Evan G and A.D. Amorosi
NEW PHILADELPHIA NOISE SHOW PAGE
http://www.phillynoise.com/
SEEKING HELP
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High Holiday Children’s Service Leader.
Kol Tzedek West Philadelphia Synagogue, Philadelphia , PA.
Kol Tzedek, a vibrant, dynamic urban Jewish community, seeks energetic and creative individual to lead High Holiday Children’s Services on Rosh HaShanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur Day. Children’s Service Leader will lead two different age-appropriate services/activities (tots and 4- 8 years) on each day. Service Leader will work with Rabbi Lauren and lay volunteers. We have many unaffiliated families who attend children’s services on High Holidays; this is a great opportunity to make the themes of the Yamim Nora’im come alive for those who on the outskirts of organized Jewish life and may be seeking “a way in.” Strong interpersonal and musical skills are valued; ability to play musical instrument a plus. Pay is $1000. Please submit your resume to Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, rabbi@kol-tzedek.org.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
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LOOKING FOR ARTISTS
Canvas Clash '08 will be on September 27th in LOVE Park, Philly. We are currently seeking artists to participate.
Interested?
Email canvasclash@freshout.us for an Artist Submission form. And for more info visit http://canvasclash. freshout. us.
Help spread the word! Support art in Philly!
FOR FULL LIST OF EVENTS WITH GRAPHICS PLEASE GO HERE
http://www.shermanarts.org/events.html
More Arts resources found at
http://www.shermanarts.org/resources.html